Flip side first ...great organisation, great cakes or soup afterwards, stunning scenery. ....I mean to die for but it is a hilly ten miler no doubt about that one Good changing facilities and toilets but no showers. Parking easy peasy so is finding it and YES the locals couldn't be friendlier.....the runners are friendly too

Did it last year and loved it but some of the hills are tough ...not sure about doing it this year after blasting out a pb in Snowdonia marathon

5 minutes down on my 10 mile pb time but that wasn't done on a flat course either

What goes up must come down ....and thats the fun of it In all honestly it is not that bad it is a lovely run and one I am sure that I will go back and do again....there are some nice long flat pulls on the course and a very nice finish

Ratz- About 4 mins on flat time I reckon. 1:09 for me last year, though hope to be a good bit quicker this year. Splits were: 6:02 7:03 8:13 6:58 6:44 7:12 6:55 6:38 7:04 6:34 . So mile 3 is one to watch!

Apart from the hills, I remember that there was a lot of slurry on the roads in places!!! Quite slippery for a good bit....

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